Factor Analysis of strength tests (characterized by speed and explosiveness) of handball players

The research aims to identify the possibility of distinguishing between strength tests (characterized by speed and explosiveness) for handball players. The sample consisted of (100) players distributed on clubs (Al-Fatwa, Al-Jaish, Al-sHURTA, Karbala, Al-Qasim, Al-Sulaymaniyah). The research tools included field tests for the characteristics of the force characterized by speed and explosive power, and it included (21) field tests, of which (11) tests were designed.- The factorial analysis of strength tests characterized by speed and explosive power for handball players concluded six factors.- The factor analysis did not separate the tests of strength characterized by speed and explosive power on the basis of (repetition of performance), in absolute terms, but rather it appeared in relative terms. This prompted the researcher to adopt the term muscular ability in naming factors.- The upper and lower limbs and the trunk are the general feature that had a clear impact on the emergence of factors at the expense of repetition of performance in the tests, which prompted the researcher to suggest the part of the body that leads to the naming.The six factors of the factorial matrix of handball players are named as follows:The first factor (muscular ability of the vertical jump.The second factor (muscular ability of the horizontal jump.The third factor (muscular ability of the armsThe fourth factor (the force characteristic of the speed of the trunkThe fifth factor (muscular ability of the arms and trunkThe sixth factor (the repetitive muscular ability of the arms.- The direction of vertical or horizontal muscular ability is the characteristic that had a clear impact on the emergence of factors at the expense of repetition through the factors extracted for the lower limbs of handball players